Method of and means for collecting artificial wool



Sept. 29, 1931. M. DASSONVILLE 1,324,772

METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR COLLECTING ARTIFICIAL WOOL Filed Sept. 28, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet, l

Sept. 29, 1931. M. DASSONVILLE ,77

METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR COLLECTING ARTIFICIAL WOOL Filed Sept. 28, 1929 '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 29, 1931 UNITED STATES ICHEL nnssonvILtn, or 2431s senior.

Mansion on AND Means roncontnerme ARTIFICIAL/WOOL Application-filed September as, ;1929,seria1 No. $95,950, an in am February 9, 1929. i i

The present invention relatesto improvements in means for collecting ar-tifical wool as it comes from the spinning machine.

It is already known (British. Patent No..

263,727, dated 30th December 1925) to obtain a continuous artificial woolen ribbon by the junction on an endless belt of several staples supplied by a set .ofmachines.

The present inventionhas for its object in) to provide means for collecting such continuous ribbon in the. formof a hank; in a perioratedcontainer in which it remains for the usual Washing, bleaching and dyeing. It can then be reeled, cut into lengths, and

after being subjected to twisting if necessary,

directly used in spinning and weaving processes.

According to the present, invention, the continuous ribbon is received as itlcomes I 210 from the spinning machine in a sort of low,

ring shaped, basket. The ribbon or staple maylsettle in such basket either in exactly concentric or in crossed or imbric'ated layers. In order. to obtain the latter, the revolving ".25 motion of the collecting basket is combined with-a linear motion thereof .or of the device delivering the woolen ribbon into the. said basket. The low annlar form of the basket I enables a hank to be formed in which condi- ;J3I tion the staple is best adapted 'forthe subseiqnent treatments in the basket itself.

Two examples embodying the invention are illustrated in the accompanying-drawings;

Figure 1 is aside viewf o-f :tliefirst example of the receiving apparatus;

. Figure 2 is a plan view. 111 whichitoafiordgreater clearness, thebaskets for the collection of the woolen ribbon-are removed and 1 are only indicated inv chain lines.

. iFignre a sectionalfview. of abasket ofthe abovementioned type. 7 Figures 4:; and 5 are plan'vievvsjofjthe basket in whichthe ribbon has been collected 1: 5 either in eXactly concentric (Figurefl) or in is movably suppori'edon a frame 2 by means of rollers 3.- The said'carriage by. means of posts 4 supports a ,casihg5' in which may revolve two baskets 6 and 7 each of which has an annular receiving groove 8 of rectangular section, The baskets restiupon driving arms 9 and '10 respectively. rotated through bevel 7 gears 11 and 12and a square section socket 13. .7 his socket slides on acorresponding prismatic section of shaft 16L which is driven'by the pulley 15,. The carriage 1 is provided with a transverse member 18 to the respective ends of which are pivoted connecting rods 19 land 20factuatedby adjustable crank pins'21 and 22 'on crank discs 30 and 31- conpled to the pinions 23 and 24 whichboth mesh with a pinion 16. fast on the shaft 14. The crank pins 21 .and 22jniay be adjustable in any manner well known forthispurpose. The carriage'l may be slightly shifted with reference to the transverse member.18 by means of a screw 25 which can revolve withoutaxial movementin a bearing 26 on thecar'riage and which meshes with a tapped hole 27, in the transverse member-1,8. The screw can be. ro-

tated from a handwheel 28, by means of a bevel gear 29. e

Thedevicebeing arrangedin the abovezdescribedway, the revolving and linear motions Ofthe baskets areboth derived from the same ansy 15 anditis clear; that, according tot-he relative'speed of both motions,it is possible to obtain either the superposition, :or the .imbrication. of the windings of the artificial woolen staple 82coming from the spinning machine above the circular groove of one of the baskets.

As soonasoneofthe baskets is full ofiwool,

,Or if f oriany other reason it is desired to collect the Wool in another basket, the hand wheel 28 is operated without stopping the machine in order to bring the groove of the other basket below the spot where the woolen staple 32 descends. The full basket may be replaced by an empty one and consequently the work can proceed without any interruption.

The width of the undulations of the windings in the baskets depends upon the radius of action of the crank pins 21, 22; should such radius be zero, the windings will be distributed circularly, as shown in Figure 4; the basket may be slowly moved so that the windings gradually cover the whole Width of its base.

Figures 6 and 7, the reciprocating linear motion is no longer transmitted to the frame carrying-the baskets, but is given to the parts delivering the wool as it comes from the spinning machine." 7

In this construction 33 is the revolving drum which drawsthe stapleof fibres from the coagulation bath and 34 a scrapingblade against which the fibres press, the fibres taking an undulating path at the same time as they "aredetached from the drum. 7

To this end the drum 33 and the scraping blade 34 are carried upon a frame 35 which can oscillate about'a vertical axis 36 located in the median vertical plane of the machine. The frame 35 is supported by two rollers 37 and 38 which move upon a table 39; i

The oscillating motion is obtained from a cam 40 fast on a shaft 41 carried by the frame 35. This cam revolves between two rollers 42 and 43 secured on the main frame. The shaft 41 is driven by any suitable means, for instance from asha-ft 44 carrying the pulley 45 by means of a, chain 46 passing over sprockets 47, 48. v i I The staple detached from the drum 33 by the scraper 34 descends into the groove 8 of one of the baskets 6 or 7 The transfer from one basket to the other can be effected manually by means of a lever 49- fast upon a shaft 50 which also carries a slotted arm 51 embracing a finger 52 fixed tothe'carriage 1. The'bevel wheels 11 and 12 will be carried on a squared sleeve 13 slidable on a corresponding section of shaft 14 to permit this movement ofcarriage 1, eXact-lyas in Figures land 2.

The illustrated constructions are given only by way of example and many minor features can'be'modified without departing from'the scope of the invention. It is evident, for .in-

stance, that the reciprocating linear motion could be directly imparted to the woolen ribbons as it leaves the drum, the latter "remaining'still.

What I claim is I i 7 V 1. Apparatus for collecting a fibrous staple comprising means 'for feeding said staple downwards, an annular receptacle, means for tionary mainshaft, a pair of receptacles vertically pivoted in said carriage, sliding means on said shaft for rotating said receptacles and means for sliding said carriage parallel with said shaft to bring either of said receptacles beneath the point of descent of said staple.

'3. Apparatus for collecting a fibrous staple comprising means for feeding said staple 1v V r downwards, a carriage, a mainshaft, a pair According to the second example shown m of annular receptacles vertically pivoted in :-said carriage, means on said shaft for rotatstripping the staple from said drum, cam

means for oscillating said pivoted frame, a receptacle for receiving the staple, and means for rotating said receptacle.

5. Apparatus for collecting artificial wool as it comes from the spinning machine comprising a main framework, a frame pivoted to said main framework, a drawing drum on said pivoted frame, a scraping blade forstripping the staple from said drum, a rotating shaft on said pivoted frame, a cam fast on said shaft, a cam follower on said main framework coacting with said cam to oscillate said pivoted frame, a receptacle to receive the staple and means for rotatingsaid receptacle. 3

6. Apparatus for collecting a fibrous staple comprising means for feeding said staple downwards, a carriage, a pair of vertically mounted shafts in said carriage, driving arms on said shafts for supporting receptacles for the fibre, bevel Wheels at the lower ends 'riage parallel with said shaftto'bring either of the receptacles when supported on said driving arms beneath the point of descent of .saidstaple.

' 7 Apparatus for collecting a fibrous staple comprising means for feeding said staple downwards, a carriage, a mainshaft, a pair of annularreceptacles vertically pivoted in said l'carriage, means on said shaft for rotating said receptacles, a pi'n on said carriage,a shaft perpendlcular' to said malnshaft, an 'arm on said shaft engaging said pin, and a hand lever on said shaft. r r

8. Means for the collection of artificial Wool as it comes from the spinning machine,

comprising the combination ofa basket hav ing concentric inner and outer Walls forming a low annular space wherein the staple can be given all necessary Wet or dry treatment Without removal, and means for collecting the staple therein in layers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

MICHEL DASSONVILLE. I 

